Gun Rights

  Public Health 101: GunsBy Tom H. HastingsApril 29, 2023   Tom H Hastings     A Texas “gun enthusiast,” Francisco Oropeza, 39, was firing off his AR15 in his yard Friday night about 40 miles from Houston. He was known to be touchy, so, despite the noise and danger, no one approached him. Finally,

It’s a common refrain among responsible American gun owners like myself that mass shootings are not our fault, and we should not be penalized with burdensome restrictions as a result of them. I get where that argument comes from. I use the AR-15 I carefully custom built for target practice at gun ranges. Its low

A new Fox News poll shows massive support for stricter gun laws and enforcement in the United States, laying waste to every elected Republican official who bows down to the NRA. Improving enforcement of existing gun laws (81%) Raising the legal age to buy a gun to 21 (81%) Requiring mental health checks on gun

When twice impeached 45’s poll numbers and campaign contributions rise after he’s indicted, bespeaks sprouts of artificial intelligence planted by puppeteers of insurrectionists, irrigated by Trumpism secretions and nourished in the excrement of Billionaire blowback benefits by bought, boosted, betrayers bereft of Biblical behavior, birthing brothel of ratings craving media as accomplices after illusions of

The governors of two Democrat-led states – Minnesota and Washington – have signed laws aimed at helping those who travel to their states seeking an abortion or sex-change surgeries. Under the recent laws signed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, other states are blocked from using Washington-run or Minnesota-run

The GOP-controlled state House passed a measure Friday night that would reduce the age — 21 down to 18 — for someone to legally purchase rifles, shotguns and other long guns. The measure would repeal what’s on the books related to the shooting massacre at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County five

There was jubilation on the west steps of the Colorado state Capitol Friday morning as Gov. Jared Polis signed into law four new gun control bills. It’s a day Tom Mauser has been working for more than two decades. CBS “Twenty-four years to be exact,” he said. His son Daniel was killed in the Columbine

By The Herald Editorial Board There is no surprise in the announcement that less than 24 hours after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the state’s assault-weapons ban into law — along with two other firearms safety measures — that lawsuits were filed challenging the new law’s constitutionality. House Bill 1240, sponsored by state Rep. Strom Peterson,

article TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House on Friday passed a measure that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other “long” guns, voting to scrap a high-profile change passed after a 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.  Lawmakers included the gun restriction in

In January, the Illinois Legislature passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act (“PICA”), which banned more than 190 commonly owned arms by mislabeling them “assault weapons” and banned commonly owned magazines by mislabeling them “large capacity.” An ILA-backed lawsuit was promptly filed, challenging PICA under the Second Amendment. Today, a federal court issued an order blocking

The federal government should create an official definition of a school shooting and collect more data on the incidents to help guide future prevention efforts, a group of Democratic lawmakers said this week. A bill they reintroduced April 25, called the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act, would seek to address the dearth of official

The House passed legislation that would lower the legal age to buy a rifle or long gun from 21 to 18, resurrecting emotional debate over gun laws. Democrats scolded Republicans for rolling back part of the gun control measures passed into law after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in Parkland in 2018. “The

Attention NRA members and Second Amendment supporters: Governor Polis has disregarded the voices of concerned citizens who oppose gun control. He signed four bills that will harm law-abiding Coloradans’ Second Amendment rights. These bills include a pointless waiting period for firearm purchases, the removal of liability protections for manufacturers and sellers, denying young adults their

There is no genuine substance in arguing against enhanced firearms regulations in the United States. However, this dilemma is always conflated by a certain element of society, with the idea of guns being “taken away” from everyone. On the other hand, everyone knows, at this point, that there are more firearms than people in the

Yesterday, the General Assembly adjourned sine die from its 2023 legislative session. This session, NRA successfully worked with the pro-Second Amendment majority to pass a bill guaranteeing the privacy of carry permit holders while also ensuring that no anti-gun bills progressed. NRA will be back in Indianapolis for the 2024 session. Meanwhile, please stay tuned

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump turned his attention to the general election on Thursday, using his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden launched his own reelection bid to boast of his poll numbers and suggest that he has no need to debate his Republican rivals. Trump’s appearance in New Hampshire marked his

Tuesday was a great day with some hurdles being crossed.  Numerous fishing folks continue to have a lot of success in Rhode Island waters.  Even this writer did. He is finally back in the game. The kitchen sink wasn’t needed this time as every spoon thrown out caught a trout.  The 5-trout limit was obtained in

Marian Wright Edelman By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN Children’s Defense Fund Gun violence takes a relentless toll in our nation. Every day more than 300 people are killed or injured by guns in the United States, and most of their stories never make the news at all. But this was yet another week when multiple gun